Commission Actions

Deborah Platt Majoras was sworn in today as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission. President Bush nominated Majoras on May 11, 2004, and announced his intention to appoint her to the position on...

The Federal Trade Commission has approved a settlement with Paul Schroeder, the last of seven defendants to face FTC litigation in conjunction with First Capital Consumers Group. According to the...

Commission approval of complaint and consent decree: The Commission has authorized the staff to file a complaint and consent decree against nine corporate defendants, collectively known as Promenade...

The Federal Trade Commission today issued a report by staff of the Bureau of Economics entitled, “The Petroleum Industry: Mergers, Structural Change, and Antitrust Enforcement.” The report presents a...

Generic drug manufacturers Alpharma, Inc. and Perrigo Company will give up $6.25 million in illegal profits to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that their agreement to limit competition for...

The Federal Trade Commission will hold a media availability on Friday, August 13, 2004, at 11:00 a.m. EST in Washington, DC, to announce the issuance of a staff report by its Bureau of Economics...

On Friday, August 6, 2004, I submitted my resignation as Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, effective August 31st. My six and one-half years on the Commission have been a period of great...

The Federal Trade Commission will publish a Federal Register Notice on Friday, August 13, 2004, seeking public comment on proposed rules regarding commercial electronic mail messages. The CAN-SPAM Act...

A North Carolina physician-hospital organization (PHO) and ten of its physician members have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they fixed prices for the services of the PHO’s 450...